Project Gutenberg 2005-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 48 Herculano, Alexandre 1810 1877 Herculano, Alejandro Carvalho e Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Araujo, Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e De Carvalho e Araújo, Alexandre Herculano Herculano, A. (Alexandre) Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 01 Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Biblioteca Nacional Digital (http://bnd.bn.pt), Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Opúsculos por Alexandre Herculano - Tomo 01" by Alexandre Herculano is a collection of essays and historical reflections written in the late 19th century. The work addresses various public issues, historical studies, and literary topics, showcasing Herculano's thoughts and contributions throughout his literary career. It offers insights into societal dilemmas and the evolution of ideas in Portugal over several decades. The opening of the collection reveals the author's contemplation on the significance of revisiting his past writings, many of which had been previously published but were no longer available. Herculano expresses a reluctance to rework his older essays due to the laborious task of revision and the fear of redundancy. Nevertheless, he finds a renewed purpose amid the solitude of rural life, driven by the tedium of winter nights that often lead to reflection on his intellectual journey. As he embarks on this endeavor to compile his works, he not only aims to present a catalog of his thoughts but also recognizes the importance of placing these writings in the context of their time to give readers a deeper understanding of the evolving landscape of ideas in Portuguese society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Portuguese literature -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 400573 400422 2024-10-07T08:48:25.934808 2023-09-07T09:43:29.694392 text/html text/html 400566 400415 2024-10-07T08:48:26.201856 2023-09-07T09:43:29.844394 text/html text/html 231184 2024-10-07T08:48:34.689785 application/epub+zip 235532 2024-10-07T08:48:29.737769 application/epub+zip 212787 2024-10-07T08:48:28.418769 application/epub+zip 444881 2024-10-07T08:48:38.590728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419713 2024-10-07T08:48:33.863764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392140 2022-09-08T03:33:37.345457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366230 366130 2024-10-07T08:48:25.552788 2023-09-07T09:43:29.334398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 359858 2020-12-11T10:10:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138690 2020-12-11T10:10:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19380 2024-10-07T08:48:38.721720 application/rdf+xml 15724 2024-10-07T08:48:28.969778 image/jpeg 3626 2024-10-07T08:48:28.689775 image/jpeg 226768 2024-10-07T08:48:26.237799 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia